T*ash of the Count’s Family
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5 | 78% (2452 votes) |
4 | 8% (248 votes) |
3 | 5% (172 votes) |
2 | 4% (110 votes) |
1 | 5% (154 votes) |
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1107 Chapters (Ongoing):
-Part 1 "The Birth of a Hero": 776 Chapters + 23 Extra Chapters (Completed)
-Part 2 "The Laws of Hunting": 308 Chapters (Ongoing)
-Part 1 "The Birth of a Hero": 776 Chapters + 23 Extra Chapters (Completed)
-Part 2 "The Laws of Hunting": 308 Chapters (Ongoing)
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Weekly Rank: #22Monthly Rank: #36
All Time Rank: #13
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Monthly Rank: #66
All Time Rank: #4
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Links are NOT allowed. Format your description nicely so people can easily read them. Please use proper spacing and paragraphs.When I opened my eyes, I was inside a novel.
[The Birth of a Hero]. [The Birth of a Hero] was a novel focused on the adventures of the main character, Choi Han, a high school boy who was transported to a different dimension from Earth, along with the birth of the numerous heroes of the continent.I became a part of that novel as the tr*sh of the Count’s family, the family that oversaw the territory where the first village that Choi Han visits is located.
The problem is that Choi Han becomes twisted after that village, and everyone in it, is destroyed by assassins.
The bigger problem is the fact that this s*upid tr*sh who I’ve become doesn’t know about what happened in the village and messes with Choi Han, only to get beaten to a pulp.
“…This is going to be a headache.”
I feel like something serious has happened to me.
But it was worth trying to make this my new life.
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One entry per lineLCF
Lout of Count's Family (Official)
TCF
TOTCF
قمامة عائلة الكونت
伯爵家の暴れん坊になった
백망되
백작가의 망나니가 되었다
Lout of Count's Family (Official)
TCF
TOTCF
قمامة عائلة الكونت
伯爵家の暴れん坊になった
백망되
백작가의 망나니가 되었다
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- Cale (MC) knowing the future makes the novel boring - I can see why some might think that. But, unfortunately for them, he stops being able to see the future around 200-250 chapters in. Be patient, people. This is a slower moving novel. Also around 250 chapters is when he completely stops being to know future events, with all the main events having happened. Things start to spiral out of his control much earlier, with events happening that he didn't know about.
- The novel did the typical nosedive - I'll be the first to admit, it did. It really did. It got really slow from around 250 to 350. I had to force myself to keep reading (only reason I powered through was because I heard there was a main villain coming up). But my god, did it pick up after. As you can see, I've read until c. 656 at the time of writing this review. Imo, the story is at an all time high right now.
- Some of the characters don't get development - This is another one I can see. Because a lot of development of the characters happens after the boring slump. For example:
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- The repetitive descriptions - Yes, they exist. But I find that they are really easy to ignore. The descriptions that repeat the most throughout the chapters are often only one sentence or even phrase. One of the descriptions (the children averaging X), I can very easily read over. And some of them become jokes in the comments.
- The transmigration is a trope that becomes unimportant after the beginning - You can tell just by me addressing this that transmigration will become important later on in the story. Very important. You will have to read it if you want to find out why.
- The unnatural dialogue - I'm very confused here. Where? If you're talking about the interactions between Choi Han and Cale, of course they are awkward. They barely know each other in the beginning. And from Choi Han's point of view, he is approached by a stranger. Think about how you would react in his situation then come and talk to me about unnatural dialogue. Cale is also thrown into a world that he barely knows, that he only read of in a novel. Of course there is going to be unnatural dialogue. He speaks and acts in a different way from the original, making even his interactions with family weird (sort of like an interaction with that one uncle that you see every 5 years). But the whole point is that this changes. The way they interact changes over the story to become more natural and friendly, with bickering and everything.
- There is no tension/romance: ??? The tension is the political strife (and the main villain that is introduced around c. 370) ??? And the romance? Why does a good story need romance? Someone put in the reviews about how they couldn't believe that there would be no s*x or marriges as Cale is a noble. Yes. That's makes sense. But it is also eventually explained
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As for there being no manipulation or gossip... The entire relationship with the prince and more than half of the nobles is manipulation. And Cale is in the middle of it. Another point of said reviewer is why there was no funny moments where Raon encountered Cale j*cking off. You can't see my expression as I'm writing this, but I am unamused. Do you really think that most of the people reading the book want to read that? I can only assume that this reviewer is either younger or has very little social interactions to think that people would want to read anything like that in a book about political intrigue and manipulation. It doesn't even fit the humor style present in the book. Even if there is romance between characters in the future, I get the feeling that the author would choose not to include anything graphic. Stick to your hentai, please, if you wish to see someone j*cking off. There are genres made for that and this story isn't classified as one. As for the mention of there being no women creating problems.... Read the book. Some of the problems are made by physically strong women destroying things.
Now, my review.Beacrox (the assassin chef). You learn about his and his father's past and even why he fights with a greatsword. Or the two cats. You learn about their past with their clan.
his family's viewpoint in life is that the children are free to choose what they want.
- Character Development - 4/5: It has decent character development. If you know how to look for it, it is there. Only problem is that it isn't evenly spread throughout the story for all the characters, like it should be.
- MC - 5/5: Cale is an interesting MC. He is consistently contradictory and that is one of his main flaws. He refuses to acknowledge that he could be a good person, when everyone around him sees him as one. He says that he doesn't care about others but saves them when they are in danger because he can't handle the guilt. The author did a superb job revealing his past (what? a past? oh my. that never usually happens in transmigration novels... lol). Also, his past explains a lot about his contradictory character and why his friends view him as self-sacrificing, so although his character may be annoying at first, read to find out why he is like that.
- Plot - 4/5: As I said above, it sort of slowed down in the middle to an almost unbearable degree (at least for me). However, the rest is amazing. Just enough political intrigue, Cale's seemingly futile wish to become a slacker as he gets involved in everything and the interactions between characters are great. A reviewer said that they doubted the author's ability to craft a good plot, so they didn't read it. Hah. Jokes on them. The plot becomes something I would never had predicted at the beginning. And it got there in a very natural way. I disagree with the view that this novel breaks the "show, not tell" rule. It may feel that in the beginning, that author is spoiling everything and with Cale knowing the future, but trust me, it does not. Everything little thing is important and comes back much bigger. I would give an example, but that is a VERY big spoiler. The main plot becomes much, much bigger than just Cale's adventures, although he is one of the key figures. Also, if it feels like there is a lot of plot holes, continue reading. Most of them were on purpose and the author fills in the details later on in the story.
Overall 4.5/5. There are some cons, with the slow portions and uneven spread of the character development throughout the story. However, the pros vastly outweigh the cons, with the overall plot being absolutely amazing and the MC being interesting and the character development that is there being good. I recommend this novel to someone with patience and an interest in problems being solved mostly without violence. I also want to stress the fact that this is all my opinion and the only way you will know if you actually enjoy it, is to read it yourself. So, happy reading!try tocut this review short (Edit: ahahaha) bc if you ask me to describe my true sentiments about this series I will literally write an essay. Below are my (Objective : Subjective) reviews: Characters: (4 : 5)-
- S: Omg I love Cale sm. He's an absolute mastermind scammer and I respect him for that. I never thought I'd be religious one day but here I am as a devoted believer in ~OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR, MASTER SILVER LIGHT SHIELD~ aLSO the people around cale are super cute too. Like, I LIVE to see Alberu and Cale interact and Raon is 100% bestboyTM
Plot: (4 : 4.5) (Edit: 4.5 : 5)by scammingin order to live a peaceful life afterwards. He also takes action toscamget revenge on behalf of his companions andlootcollect money for his goals. The story follows him as he gains influence/allies and sets schemes for his enemies. Unlike many transmigration novels, this story also eventually uncovers the truth behind the MC's past and present, and the reason for his current situation.-
- S: DUDE IT WAS SO GOOD IN THE BEGINNING. Cale was wrecking everything and hell ton of amazing action both physically and politically going on. Amazing to see all the plans eventually unfold. Loved that many of the previous details also play major roles in the story later on too. My only complaint is that after about 400~ chapters it kinda slows down. Like since the characters get more powerful, the fight scenes get longer and sometimes I just kinda skim them. I miss the previous feel tbh. Still, there are many occasions I still look forward to, especially the parts in relation to politics; those are epic :)
- (Edit 490~: Yall I spoke too soon. The battle's over and the badass scheming is back at it again and somehow even more intense and addicting than before??? Idk how that works but it happened.)
- (Edit 580~: bro just go read it)
Comment section...?: (5 : 5)-
- S: Alright everyone this novel definitely deserves top on my ranking of most interactive and hilarious comment sections ever. Lowkey like half of my enjoyment comes from just scanning the replies people put on the chapter. The teasers are also funny. The translator and editor are so cute and active too. IF YOU GUYS SEE THIS IM HERE TO SAY THAT I LOVE YOU GUYS AND THANKS FOR MAKING ME LAUGH SO MANY TIMES OVER LOL
For people still deciding whether to read this or not, you will like this if you...-
- Enjoy scheming. I mean, the MC is basically a scammer.... so no getting out of that. Tbh I think this selling point of the series
However if you are looking for any of the below this is not the place for you:-
- Tragedy elements. This is a lighthearted series, so if you're the type to get salty about it being not realistic that no one is dying after any battles or anything... yeah best avoid this
Personally though, this is definitively one of my all time favourite novels on this site. As long as you're not looking for romance, I would really recommend you give this one a try :)-
- Oh, and lots of blood and rant too. But not something obscene, disgusting, or anything like that.
There are many more, but I'm running out of ideas for writing them.
About the boring plot; actually, when you read the whole novel for the first time, all the parts are very interesting. Reading it a second time, you'll realize the hidden plots, other meanings of some of the scenes, and feel like going through some of the scenes quickly. The third time, you will realize other meanings of various 'boring' scenes, laughing and crying more intensely. That's how it is. The 'Show, don't tell' rule doesn't mean you have to always show. Sometimes there are things that just have to be said, you know. This novel does have a lot of 'tell', but that doesn't mean there is little or no 'show' element at all. This novel just has a lot to say rather than show. Well, this requires moderate imagination power, indeed. But once you read and start to understand the protagonist, you will be addicted to this. Not that I'm forcing you to like it. It's up to you guys, just please don't be rude/negative in the comments. I often find comments on novels that offend readers and make new readers leave. While reading some of the negative comments, I was a bit sad. Oh yeah, no novel is perfect. Depends on the taste, imagination, understanding and level of patience of each person. It's not that one person doesn't like then it all bad. There are some novels that are too cliche, the characters are annoying, there are lots of plot holes, the plot is very slow, etc. But so famous because it's a romantic, comedy genre. Of course too slow a plot is bad; both for readers and authors. But the semi-slow plot with lots of fluff and humor always heals the heart. Basically, just start reading, don't care about anything else!Did you note the last one? No evil stepmother here! No evil family members of the MC whatsoever (yay #2) !
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- The worldbuilding is impressive.
I originally started reading The Lout of the Count's Family to get distracted from another novel, and my expectations were quite low. Maybe that's the key. The first 150-160 chapters were just a moderately fun read, but I wasn't able to put this book down after reaching that point: the plot gets only better when the MC no longer knows what's supposed to happen based on what he learned from The Birth of a Hero. Now I'm hopelessly addicted and don't know what to do other than learn Korean just so I can read the original.- Read only 1-200 chapters then conclude everything already. Like, the main villain hasn't even known there yet, why so impatient?
- Too focus on the grammar, word repetitions and not the plot and interactions itself. Yes, sometimes, repetition is kind of annoying. But it is honestly easy to ignore if you don't focus on it too much and enjoy the series.
- No patience. This novel has like, 700 + chapters and you're already judging everything from the beginning?
- They don't know about the best quote that concludes this story "There is no coincidences, things are there for a reason." -World Tree.
- Compare this to the over-hype novels that full of battles. Like, guys, not all story needs to have 10 chapters for just one battle.
- The MC is contradicting himself, so unrealistically oblivious and smart, they say. Guys. As I said, there's a reason. Almost everything there has a reason.
Here are the review I want to contradict as someone who finish the story. The setting and world building is not the TCF's strongest suite, it is bland, tasteless. Author doesn't focus much on the presentation of the world so a lot of information like the magic & power system, geopolitical situation, history, landscape, the world's laws as well as technical details and such are barely touched on. Although setting and backdrop is kinda cliche stuff, author could have put in more effort to give it flavor and make it more interesting.- I disagree with this saying that world building isn't TCF's strongest suite. It IS what made many people hook here. Like, History? Ha! This story became like this because of some piece of sh*t messing things up 1, 000++ years ago. And, Power system? They world's Law? They already been doing that since earlier chapter.
TCF has quite a number of side characters however I feel that they lack a soul. They seem unique and cool on the surface but at the core they are basically copy pasted stories, the companions are lost kittens picked up by the MC and the antagonist are the archetypal villians. Author neglected creating interesting backstories, circumstances, attitudes and personalities, motives and agendas for each of them.- Did you skip something since the first chapter? Like, their circumstance are clear, as well as the personality. Like, you can't expect something like either being fully good, or fully evil in this one. And their motivation is to have home. And the one who gave them home is the MC. So their next motive? PROTECTING that home.
Consequently character development also suffers, it is too simplified and theres no variety with each character following the same development template. Although they maintain reasonable presence throughout the novel, limelight is still primarily on the MC. In addition their interactions and relationships feel very corny and cringe, also their personalities lack synergy. I believe this was an attempt at comedy and invoking emotion but I feel it misses its mark. Cringy dialogue and character motivations really, really deterred me from enjoying the novel, furthermore its a recurring theme in the novel, I just can't stomach it. Author should practice moderation, like how Overlord does it.- Wow. It is not cringe, it's awkward. Do you expect them to get along so well when they only interact for some time? For the character development, yes, sometimes, it is not shown clearly how they develop, but still, they did. From Ron calling Cale a son of a bit*h to him becoming loyal enough to the MC. Not everything should have been told, as they say, it suppose to show. And why Overlord of all things? All I can see is that vampire Oversimping to the MC for 'reason'.
Main character is special, he is like a tsundere character. He pretends to be uncaring, apathetic, only believing in using people but is actually the classic shounen protaganist who cares for his companions (more like pets), has outstanding morales, responsible, righteous, you get the idea. Pretty disappointing cos its one of the most boring and dull character types in novels.- Gosh, you miss something very important. If he didn't act like that after experiencing his past, then that'll be the most unrealistic things I've ever seen. And, sorry but he does not have an 'outstanding morals'. He himself admit it. He use people as well as his companions. But (Because of his PAST) has his reason doing the most sacrificial thing just to protect them.
He is not overpowered in the beginning but gets powerful later on as he steals fortuitous encounters from other characters (novel reasons that these powers are useless to the original owners. Righhhtttt...). Oh, and he is technically supposed to be a side character in the novel he was transported in to but ends up stealing the fame and opportunities of major characters and also the protagonist.- Gosh. Only 2 or 3 of his ancient power has owners! Not even haft of what he has now. And he didn't steal the fame for Choi Han. Cause if yes, Choi Han will gladly give it. And, you don't know what happened if he didn't do anything. (It's a huge spoiler)
I won't say he is the intelligent and cunning type either as most of the credit is due to him knowing the future from the novel he reads. Even later on when events go beyond that novel, he is basically reliant on good luck and fate rather than meticulous analyzing, calculated plans and intelligent decisions, i.e plot armor.- Heh. Are you sure about that? Luck? Hah! Luck wasn't even on his side. Fate? They're against him! I can know now that this reader is in the chapter between 100-300.
Also MC's goal is to lead a peaceful slacker life but he keeps getting dragged into thick plots because he is a nosy, busybody. Its been hinted many times that he can lead a slacker life if he just stopped putting his d*ck into everything. Dude transmigrated into a rich family far away from conflicts.- He will eventually if that villain actually stop making and creating the plot for the MC to solve because if not, then all of them will die in the end.
The plot itself isn't anything amazing. So far it fails to differentiate itself from other novels, its predictable, is not engaging enough nor intriguing. Don't expect any brilliant plotlines, events are uninspiring and feel like they are missing the impact factor. The narrative feels monotonous and narrow. Theres some nice foreshadowing but it does not have solid storytelling to back it up or follow up with. Overall its not bad however its not good either.- I pity readers who don't continue this story just because they already think they know everything on the iceberg without diving the ocean. I'll say, almost all the random things that is said there either has an impact or reveal something in the story.
Despite the high ratings, its definitely over exaggerated. Am definitely not impressed but rather TCF is only average within its genre. TCF does NOT go above and beyond to differentiate itself from its peers. Moreover the overused cringe characters and interactions in addition to cringe comedy, further pulls down the score. Granted if this novel was released a decade ago then I feel it'll be a worthy pioneer in its genre. But in the current trending, its very mediocre.- Hm... I really hope this reader actually continues the story without judging first. I've also done that to one story and when I continued, I was amaze by everything. Of course you won't know why things happen. It will never be a good story if you know all at once.
By the way 3 times rereading this story and still amazed how I missed many things that is essential to the story.